Mabel Barraza:  

Life: How quickly time flies when you're having fun! It's hard to believe that more than 31 years have come and gone. Life has been a wonderful journey! I am a nurse. I have been married since September 2000 to Phillip Barraza. We raised children Briana and Yukay (June), and we feel fulfilled. Fortunately, we are also blessed with many other children through Phillip's theatre teaching career. We were blessed in 2017 with our own baby girl! Currently, our home continues to be in El Paso to be close to our families. However, we do travel and plan to live elsewhere, possibly Boston, Toronto, South Korea, and/or Italy. Our lives continue to be very much interdependent, and we look forward to growing old together. Happiness is not a destination. It is a journey. The journey we are on has been blessed and joyous. There are certain times when I must remember to count my blessings, which are many. Our then photo was taken at a Quincenera in November,1990. Workplace: In the nursing field, I've finally found my place. I started off my career in the nursing home circuit where I was able to adopt multiple grandparents and touch the life of a very special young man, Chris. Later, circumstances...Expand for more